FM Sirojiddin Zaynidinov is a professional chess player and a chess teacher. He is two-time world champion for the deaf. He played for the Uzbekistan 1 team at the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026, Samarkand. After his win in the fourth round, Aditya Sur Roy met him to know his story. […]

Alfredo Gomez Fernandez, our ICCD President-elect, is currently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan supporting the ICCD team at the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities The ICCD team consists of deaf chess players from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. To follow what is happening with all rounds so far here are links: Watch the games live: Lichess […]

ICCD – 27th ICCD European Deaf Chess Club Team Championship 15-18 Sept 2026 ICCD Europe President – Egle Marcinkeviciene writes this: The 27th ICCD European Deaf Chess Club Team Championship and the 15th ICCD Open Deaf Individual Championship are taking place in Stavanger, Norway 10 European deaf chess clubs are participating in the European Deaf […]